U.S. patent number 4,044,933 [Application Number 05/647,996] was granted by the patent office on 1977-08-30 for article carrier with improved combination belt loop and clip.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Kosgegi Leather & Vinyl Products, Inc.. Invention is credited to Kenneth W. Artz.
United States Patent |
4,044,933 |
Artz |
* August 30, 1977 |
Article carrier with improved combination belt loop and clip
Abstract
An article carrier having a back to which is connected a belt
loop carrying a clip. The clip may be utilized as an alternative
means to the belt loop for attaching the carrier to the belt or a
pocket.
Inventors: |
Artz; Kenneth W. (Albuquerque,
NM) |
Assignee: |
Kosgegi Leather & Vinyl
Products, Inc. (South Bend, IN)
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[*] Notice: |
The portion of the term of this patent
subsequent to February 10, 1993 has been disclaimed. |
Family
ID: |
27063561 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/647,996 |
Filed: |
January 9, 1976 |
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Application
Number |
Filing Date |
Patent Number |
Issue Date |
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531486 |
Dec 11, 1974 |
3937373 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
224/666;
224/674 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45C
11/38 (20130101); A45C 13/00 (20130101); A45F
5/02 (20130101); A45C 2011/001 (20130101); A45F
5/021 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A45C
13/00 (20060101); A45F 5/00 (20060101); A45F
5/02 (20060101); A45C 011/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;224/5R,5A,5B,5C,5D,5G,5H,5V,5W,26R,26B,26D,26F,26G,26H,26J,26K
;24/3J,3L |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Spar; Robert J.
Assistant Examiner: Forsberg; Jerold M.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Oltsch & Knoblock
Parent Case Text
CROSS REFERENCE TO A RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation of application Serial No.
531,486, filed Dec. 11, 1974Now U.S. Pat. No. 3,937,373.
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. In an article carrier which includes a back having front and
rear faces, the improvement comprising a loop member having upper
and lower ends, said loop member having inner and outer sides,
means attaching said upper and lower loop member ends to said
carrier back with said loop member inner side spacedly confronting
said back face to define a belt receiving passage between the back
and loop member, clip means connected to said loop member at its
outer side and including a downturned flexible part for engaging a
belt, pocket or similar object to support said article carrier when
no belt extends through said loop member defining passage, said
clip means including an inverted U-shaped holder having a pair of
depending leg parts connected by a web part, a cover having a
horizontal slot therein, means connecting said cover at its margins
to the outer side of said loop member, said cover and loop member
forming an envelope, said cover slot communicating with the
interior of said envelope, one of said clip means leg parts
extending through said slot and into the interior of said envelope,
theother clip means leg part extending downwardly over said cover
for engaging said belt, pocket or similar object, means associated
with said one leg part for securing said one leg part within said
envelope interior.
Description
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a carrier for such articles as small
computers, cameras or measuring instruments, and will have specific
application to an improved means for attaching the carrier to the
belt or pocket.
The article includes a back having front and rear faces. A loop
member is connected to the rear face of the carrier back so as to
define a belt receiving passage. A clip is connected to the outer
face of the loop member for the purpose of providing an optional
means of attaching the article carrier to the belt, pocket or
similar article of clothing of the carrier user.
It is therefore an object of this invention to provide an article
carrier which includes a combination belt loop and clip for the
purpose of attaching the carrier to the belt, a pocket or similar
article of clothing of the carrier user.
Another object of this invention is to provide an article carrier
which is attachable alternatively to either the belt or pocket of
the carrier user and which is of a pleasing appearance.
Still another object of this invention is to provide an article
carrier which can be attached to either the belt or pocket of the
carrier user by means of a loop and clip combination and which is
of economical construction.
Other objects of this invention will become apparent upon a reading
of the invention's description.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an article carrier which includes
one embodiment of the combination loop and clip attachment means of
this invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the component parts of the
loop and clip attachment means of the carrier of FIG. 1 in exploded
form.
FIG. 3 is a fragmentary rear elevational view of the carrier of
FIG. 1 showing portions of the loop and clip attachment means
broken away for purposes of illustration.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4--4 of FIG. 3.
FIG. 5 is a detailed perspective view of the loop and clip
attachment means of the carrier of FIG. 1 shown in exploded
form.
FIG. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view of a modified construction
of the loop and clip attachment means of this invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
The preferred embodiments illustrated are not intended to be
exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms
disclosed. They are chosen and described in order to best explain
the principles of the invention and its application and practical
use to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the
invention.
The carrier 10 illustrated in FIGS. 1-5 includes a compartment
portion 12 which may be formed into a variety of shapes to
accommodate any of a variety of articles, such as small computers,
cameras, hand guns, binoculars or other sighting devices and
measuring instruments. The compartment portion 12 includes a back
14 as well as a front and sides. In the illustrated embodiment,
compartment portion 12 is closed by means of a zipper 16.
Connected to back 14 of compartment portion 12 is the combination
loop and clip attachment means of this invention. An elongated loop
member 18 is secured at its upper end 20 and its lower end 22 to
the rear face of compartment back 14. The means of securing the
loop member at its upper and lower ends 20 and 22 to back 14 may be
by way of heat sealing, stitching, or by use of an adhesive or
bonding agent. The inner side of loop member 18 and the underlying
portion of the rear face of compartment back 14 form an opening or
passage 24 to accommodate the belt of the carrier user.
A clip 25 is carried by loop member 18 and includes an inverted
U-shaped holder 26 having a pair of leg parts 28 and 30 connected
by a web 32. Holder 26 is formed of a flexible material such as
spring steel or plastic to enable leg parts 28 and 30 to be flexed
toward and away from one another. Holder 26 is encased in a thin
jacket, which in the illustrated embodiment of FIGS. 1-5 is of a
two-part construction. Each of the jacket parts 34 and 36 includes
oppositely extending tabs 38 which when the jacket parts are
assembled onto holder 26 extend laterally outwardly from opposite
sides of leg part 28 of the holder.
A cover 40 is provided to secure jacketed holder 26 to loop member
18. A horizontal slot 42 is formed near the upper edge of the
cover. Jacketed holder leg part 30 is inserted through slot 42 in
cover 40 and holder web 32 is located at the slot with leg part 28
being positioned at the back face of the cover. The assembly of
jacket parts 34 and 36 onto holder 26 and the insertion of leg part
30 of the holder through cover slot 42 are illustrated pictorially
in FIG. 2. In some constructions of this invention, the jacket
about holder 26 may be of a one-piece construction.
Cover 40, with leg part 30 of holder 26 extending forwardly through
its slot 42, is placed over the outer face of loop member 18 and
secured about its marginal edges to the loop member by means of
heat sealing, stitching or an adhesive bonding material. With cover
40 so secured to the outer face of the loop member, an envelope is
formed by the cover and loop member in which leg part 28 of holder
26 is located. The transverse dimension across tabs 38 of the
jacketed holder exceeds the length of slot 42 in cover 40 so that,
with the tabs 38 being located within the envelope formed by the
cover and loop member 18, the holder is prevented from being
removed or disconnected from the carrier. Thus, holder 26 when
secured to loop member 18 by cover 14 forms clip 25 which in
conjunction with the loop member serve as alternative means by
which carrier 10 can be attached to the belt, pocket or other
article of clothing of the carrier user.
In the embodiment of the article carrier shown in FIG. 6 the holder
26 and cover 40 which were described in the previous embodiment are
formed into a one-piece unitized construction identified as clip
46. Clip 46 may be formed of a flexible plastic material and is
secured to the outer surface of loop member 18 by means of heat
sealing, stitching or an adhesive bonding agent.
It is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to
the details above given but may be modified within the scope of the
appended claims.
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